Family of Christian Soldier Who Died Fighting for Israel in Gaza Told to Remove Cross From Headstone
The IDF's Chief Rabbi ruled that the "holiness" of the cemetery is being harmed by the cross.
From The Times of Israel, "Family of fallen soldier told to take down headstone because it has a cross on it":
The family of a soldier who was killed fighting in the Gaza Strip last year say that they have been given an ultimatum to remove the headstone from his grave because it has a cross on it, or have his body reburied outside the Haifa military cemetery.
Bogdanovskyi, 19, was killed along with several of his comrades when an anti-tank guided missile hit a Namer armored engineering vehicle they were in, in southern Gaza's Khan Younis in December.
The Bogdanovskyi family had emigrated from Ukraine to Israel in 2014.
In a Facebook post, his mother defended the decision to put a cross on the headstone, saying, "David loved Israel from the bottom of his heart. The cross engraved on his headstone was an integral part of his personal identity and the faith in which he was raised."
[…] "The family are crushed, they cry non-stop and are in despair at the situation," a relative told Chanel 12 news. "The were told that if they don't take down the headstone the grave would be moved."
The Jerusalem Post has more:
"By law, it is not permissible to place a cross or any other religious marker on a military headstone," the [Defense] Ministry said.
"This is especially important in the Haifa military cemetery, where fallen Jewish soldiers are also buried," the Ministry added, citing a ruling by the IDF Chief Rabbi that states the holiness of the Jewish cemetery is harmed by the cross.
Dying for Israel ain't all it's cracked up to be.
The photos shared above show the cross has already been covered up.
If they move his body elsewhere to keep the cross on his headstone, his grave could still be smashed up by Jewish supremacists.
If we can fight and die together, why can't we be buried together?
They are hypocrites!
Remember: we can’t criticize certain people for their “Nazi like” behavior.🤫🤔
The original Times of Israel article here:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-of-fallen-soldier-told-to-take-down-headstone-because-it-has-a-cross-on-it/
It seems military graves must have no religious symbols at all, but "regular" graves in the same cemetary can have them. That, of course, is its own problem.
Comments are interesting; most side with the soldier.
For example, this dig at the Haredim who will not do military service:
Another:
And another:
Worth reading all the comments.
When you get right down to it, this is a fight against Jesus. That is it!!
They hate you, but people keep falling for their tricks.
Pearls, meet swine.
So much for the 'chosen people'.
The answer to stuff like this is simple. STAY HOME. This is just as idiotic as those people going to Ukraine to fight. The people that go there think they are heroes. In reality they are nothing more than a pawn for political gain, and an additional body that can be sacrificed.
(Where did they bury Uriah the Hittite.” 2Samuel 11:11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents,[a] and my commander Joab and my lord’s men are camped in the open country. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and make love to my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!”
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As a Christian, I am a supporter of Israel, but I can't understand how they can be bombing a neighboring country, Lebanon, without serious, and immediate, repercussions. Can you imagine if the U.S. was fighting against a terrorist organization and determined that they were operating out of Canada, so the U.S. bombs buildings in Canada where the terrorists are known to operate from?
The difference is - Canada would take care of it. If they couldn't do it themselves they would ask for help. Lebanon has not done that.